NJ - Decorative helicopter falls from ceiling in DreamWorks Water Park, American Dream Mall, 4 injured - East Rutherford, 19 Feb 2023

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NJ Water Park Closes After Decorative Helicopter Fall Injures 4

A decorative helicopter hanging from the ceiling of the water park inside a New Jersey megamall detached and fell onto a number of parkgoers below, leaving several with minor injuries Sunday, officials said. The sudden fall surprised people inside the DreamWorks Water Park around 3 p.m. when the...

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Of the four injured, three were treated at the park and left the park. The fourth person hurt was taken to a local hospital, officials said.

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Damaged Rope Led to Decoration's Fall Into Pool at NJ Park

Four people were injured after a decorative helicopter fell into a pool in East Rutherford last weekend.

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The state Department of Community Affairs, which oversees New Jersey amusement parks, investigated with an engineering firm, which said "damage found on the wire rope used to suspend the helicopter was a direct contributing factor to the cause of the wire rope’s failure,” department spokesperson Lisa Ryan said.

 

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American Dream Meadowlands has had a checkered history long before it finally opened, for reasons dating back to the collapse of Lehman Bros. in the financial crisis of 2008:

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